The New York Yankees are headed to the playoffs for the eighth time in nine seasons.

New York Yankees star Aaron Judge hit his 358th career homer in the first inning of their series finale against the White Sox, moving into a tie with Yogi Berra for fifth in franchise history.

Aaron Judge is back in the lineup as the designated hitter for the New York Yankees following a 10-day stint on the injured list with a flexor tendon strain in his right elbow.

Aaron Judge has hit the third-longest homer in the majors this season in the first inning of the Yankees' game against the Royals.

Aaron Judge and the New York Yankees were angry over the home run that wasn’t.

A giant salamander that evolved on the supercontinent Pangaea and outlived the dinosaurs has been proposed for federal protection by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

A 47-year-oldFlorida woman has been sentenced to life in prison for zipping her boyfriend into a suitcase and leaving him to die of suffocation amid a history of domestic and alcohol abuse.

Several businesses from a quaint mountain town in the Blue Ridge Mountains are concerned how Tropical Storm Helene's devastation in western North Carolina will affect the local economy.

Aaron Judge was out of the New York Yankees’ lineup against the Baltimore Orioles, one night after he was hit on the left hand by a pitch.

New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge was ejected for the first time in his career when he argued a called third strike by plate umpire Ryan Blakney in the seventh inning of Saturday’s game against the Detroit Tigers.

New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge likely will avoid surgery on his ailing toe after the season.

Two days after the New York Yankees said Aaron Judge possibly could start baseball activities this weekend, the slugger said he has a torn ligament in his right big toe and is not quite ready.

New York Yankees star Aaron Judge knocked open the door of the visiting bullpen at Dodger Stadium while making a spectacular running catch in the eighth inning.

Aaron Judge has busted out of his fall funk.

Aaron Judge drove a three-run homer in the 10th inning for his second walk-off hit against Houston in four days, and the New York Yankees recovered after nearly being no-hit for the second consecutive game, beating Houston 6-3 to split a four-game series between the AL’s best teams.

All-Star slugger Joey Gallo’s trade to the New York Yankees from the Texas Rangers has been completed.

Authorities say a married couple found dead along with the suspected gunman in a North Carolina home after a 13-hour standoff were all members of the same family.

Authorities say a North Carolina sheriff’s deputy has died and a K-9 officer has been wounded after a shooting at a home led to a continuing standoff.

And it may soon be time to add to that list, as a North East Independent School District graduate and former Texas A&M wide receiver is now striving to represent the United States in the next winter olympics on the nation’s bobsledding team. “I graduated from A&M, played football and ended up tearing my ACL my last regular season game of my senior year. “We went there to get some drivers qualified for the Olympics next year and we accomplished that goal,” Niederhofer said. “The ultimate goal is definitely to make the Winter Olympics. And definitely you know, I built some good habits,” Niederhofer said.

Louisiana-Lafayette was 0-8 against Appalachian State, including losses in the last two conference championship games. But Ferrod Gardner and Chauncey Manac combined to sack Appalachian State quarterback Zac Thomas on a fourth-and-9 play at the Lafayette 29. Appalachian State beat Louisiana-Lafayette four times in the previous two seasons, twice in the championship game on this same field. 14 Coastal Carolina in the Sun Belt Conference championship game on Dec. 19. Appalachian State: Head on the road to face Georgia Southern on Dec. 12 in the regular season finale.

SAN ANTONIO Over 1,000 backpacks and 500 boxes of food will be distributed to those in need on the citys East Side this weekend. Verna Mae Mama Boone passed away more than 10 years ago. Reverend Robinson organized the backpack and food drive with assistance from H-E-B and the San Antonio Food Bank, all in tribute to his mother who he says never got tired of helping anyone. In order to receive supplies, you must call the San Antonio Food Bank to register, at 210-431-8326. RELATED: How San Antonio Food Bank became lifeline for South Texas during COVID-19 pandemic

(AP Photo/John Bazemore)ATLANTA The Atlanta Braves have renewed hopes their starting pitching can carry them through the second half of a shortened season. The second game of the twinbill was Judge's first since being activated from the injured list, and he left in the middle of the sixth inning. In the opener, Ian Anderson dazzled in his big league debut, holding the Yankees hitless into the sixth inning and ending Gerrit Coles 20-game winning streak as the Braves won 5-1. Masahiro Tanaka was dominant, allowing only three hits in five scoreless innings as he left the second game with a 1-0 lead. It was Acua's longest homer and the longest by any Braves batter at Truist Park, which opened in 2017.